Student Employee

University of Oklahoma • Norman, OK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences (DFCAS) seeks two OU undergraduates to serve as Digital Literacy Interns for the 2026-2027 academic year. The role brings humanities students into the college’s investigation of how technology access and digital skills shape student success. Interns will assist Jeremy Hessman (DFCAS IT Strategist) and work as a research team. Interns will build practical skills in five major domains: qualitative research, technology access auditing, framework development, written communication, and stakeholder engagement. While being a Humanities student isn’t a requirement, we do ask that you be part of the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.

Requirements

• Be an OU undergraduate student.
• Be part of the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.
• Interview craft
• Close listening
• Ethical reasoning
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Good writing skills

Nice To Haves

• Humanities student
• Familiarity with qualitative or quantitative research tools (NVivo, SPSS, R, or Python)

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews and site visits with faculty, staff, and students across DFCAS departments to understand practical digital literacy needs for different majors.
• Map the state of technology access across DFCAS buildings, identifying issues like connectivity gaps, software cost barriers, and computing lab limitations.
• Help draft a DFCAS Digital Literacy Framework that defines digital competency tiers, maps them to existing courses, and identifies areas for new interventions.
• Map national frameworks (NACE core competencies, US DOL AI Literacy Framework, ACRL information literacy standards) onto DFCAS programs.
• Produce a Technology Access Audit Report, a Digital Literacy Landscape Map, and contribute to the framework document.
• Build relationships with faculty, IT staff, library partners, and administrators to advocate for digital equity.
• Gain hands-on experience with software tools such as Microsoft Forms, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, and Teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed